Stephen Pierson with his daughter Mary Pierson Cheney and his granddaughter Hannah Latimer Cheney
Date1915-1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 x 4 1/8in. (7.9 x 10.5cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionAn elderly man is seated in a wicker chair holding a small girl in his lap. He has a beard and mustache and is wearing eyeglasses. The child has a ribbon bow in her hair. A middle-aged woman at the left is wearing a blouse trimmed with lace.
Object number1988.133.261
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-261" / "Stephen Pierson seated in a rattan / chair with his daughter Mary Pierson / (Cheney) to his right and his / granddaughter Hannah Latimer Cheney / (b. 1912) on his lap c. 1917" / "negative of / 1988-175-10.123"NotesSubject Note: Stephen C. Pierson was born in Novmeber 1841. He attended Yale University and spent most of his life in Meriden, Connecticut, where he was active as a civil engineer. He was the father of Mary Pierson, who married Horace B. Cheney of Manchester. Stephen C. Pierson died suddenly in 1918, while surveying property near the city line of Meriden..(Finlay 1/29/2014)On View
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